Genocide : Legal Precedent Surrounding the Definition of the Crime.
Provides an overview of the current framework for prosecuting individuals for genocide and analyzes tribunal case law concerning the nature of this crime. Presents a brief historical background on the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, its ratification and implemen...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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2004.
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| Series: | U.S. Congressional Research.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Provides an overview of the current framework for prosecuting individuals for genocide and analyzes tribunal case law concerning the nature of this crime. Presents a brief historical background on the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, its ratification and implementation by the U.S., and its incorporation into the Rome Statute creating an International Criminal Court. Examines decisions from the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda to help determine when charges of genocide have been found to be legitimate. |
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| Item Description: | Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Nov. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |